wiki/CHIP-8">CHIP-8 instead. It’s a good stepping stone to the NES.

Technically the CHIP-8 was never a real machine at all but instead a virtual machine. People would write programs for this virtual machine, and then an interpreter would decode the instructions. Because it was virtual, the same programs could run on different machines as long as they had an interpreter. What we're going to create is actually one of those interpreters, but we'll just consider it an emulator.

There are a lot of CHIP-8 emulators out there, and a lot of websites about building them, but I noticed a divide between the two. There might be code without a lot of explanation, or explanations without a lot of code. Those are fine for an experienced programmer who can fill in the gaps, but I want to provide a holistic reference for the inexperienced. Not only do I hope to show how to build a simple emulator, but I also hope to teach some low-level computer fundamentals.

The only requirement is a basic understanding of C++.

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I’ve always loved emulator because they let me play old games that I enjoyed as a kid, so i thought it might be fun to learn how they work and how to build one. My Real goal it to build an NES emulator, but after doing some research, I decided to take the advice of the internet and start by building an emulator for the much less complex CHIP-8 instead. It’s a good stepping stone to the NES.

Technically the CHIP-8 was never a real machine at all but instead a virtual machine. People would write programs for this virtual machine, and

CHIP-8 Emulation From Scratch

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